Now don't get me wrong, Lady Gaga is probably one of the most talented musicians I've ever heard. She has the voice of Christina Aguilera, and the provocativeness of Madonna. Sure, she may get drowned out by europop and bass, but when I saw her perform Paparazzi on the piano, she almost brought a tear. She's genuinely talented. Sadly though, we are going to look back on her and cringe.
To start off with the Gaga turmoil, imagine your son or daughter looking through old albums on the internet and stumbling upon Gaga. "Oh I know her, she sang that one song right?" Well yeah, we wouldn't be that upset at all, but when they watch the video, they are going to cock their heads and look at you like you are a crazy person. What's going on in this video? Oh I think she's dancing next to dead people. Here? Oh I think she's being forced to take a bath. Why are her eyes big and why is she dancing with that white suit on? Oh........... Shut up it was a different time.
The woman strapped meat on her body as a dress once, she has been hailed as a fashion icon and she wore a meat suit. Does anyone else think this might come back and bite us in the butt? We laugh at our parents for those ugly neon colors and for wanting to wear Michael Jackson's bright orange jumpsuit, yet we are going to worship the ground of a woman who dresses.... in.... meat.
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Now for the latest fiasco. Her alter Ego that she is currently working on. What? She's literally dressing up as a man, refusing to answer to her name, and wore a prosthetic penis that she continuously grabbed onto during the whole night. Did she do this at a shoot? No. A music video? Yes and No. This was at the VMA's. The Video Music Awards. The effing Music Awards! Nothing is more of an eyesore than an attention sucking starlet who has decided to utterly confuse everyone. Even people in the gay community were a bit turned off by it.
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You're going to write for Cracked one of these days. That was awesome. Keep the updates listed on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteAwww, you listened to me! I'll try not to take it personally.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm loving the Avatar reference. Though, please, it never really caught on, so don't bash. Just bash M. Night. Because he ruined EVERYTHING.
Is it creepy if I link this on facebook? Because I feel like more people should know about this.
I love Avatar the last Airbender. I'm not bashing it :)
ReplyDeleteAnd nope! Not creepy at all!
This is entirely too funny. You’re right; she’s whacky.
ReplyDeleteA huge part of that is because she’s a celebrity, and celebs live off of attention. It used to be the more talented a person was, the more attention that person got and the more fans. Now, things have changed a bit. We embrace the freaky. The more outrageous a person is, the more attention that person receives.
A meat suit? Yes! Not only does this grab the attention of those interested in fashion, but the animal rights people. As for the rest, the idea is so absurd that it’s going to draw eyes, if only for a couple minutes before they write her off as a nut. But why stop at the meat suit? She even had a meat bikini. I’m not saying that I was a particular fan of her bleeding outfits, but it served its purpose in getting attention.
Gaga knows the game. She appeared on American Idol (Season 10) and tried to teach Scotty McCreery a little bit about it. Instead of focusing on his singing, she told him how he should perform. “Pretend that the microphone is your girlfriend.” If you just stand there and display just your voice or whatever talent you’ve got, America’s going to get bored. We’ve got CDs and noise makers. We want to see something new and exciting. We want a spectacle. Gaga goes above and beyond to get our attention and keep it.
First note--You have Avatar: The Last Airbender on your post.
ReplyDeleteBravo!
Secondly--Personally, I think Lady Gaga's "image" and actions are meant to get reactions like this. She WANTS to have attention that will shock others for years to come. She DESIRES for others to be attracted or repelled by her choices of fashion (or choice of gender). This might be a biased opinion because I love her so much as well as everything she does, but I think if my future children were to ask me about Lady Gaga, I would tell them, “She’s a true artist.”
That’s what she is, right? A walking work of art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all. I may not find the meat dress appealing (nor the meat shoes), but someone else could be in love with that type of outlandish apparel. She is abstract and unique in her own way. Not only does she portray this in her clothing but also in her videos. The huge eyes in “Bad Romance.” Jo (her male persona) in “You and I.” Those mirror glasses in “Pokerface.” Other elements she works into her videos make them memorable and enjoyable. She’s going to go down in music history (well, it isn’t like she already has…)
Whether Lady Gaga is accepted or not, she has made an impact on the world and its people. She is strange and hard to understand sometimes, but I think that is what makes her Lady Gaga. Fantastic and entertaining!
Absolutely! And I'm sure that Boy George was thought of the same way for a while! Lady Gaga knows what she's doing, and she does it well :)
ReplyDeleteI stop short of describing Lady Gaga as a talented musician, other than she's a master at Micheal Jackson's formula of pop music. I think most people who like Lady Gaga like her for the same reason my mother likes her; she's unique. I don't think it's her personality at all nor do I think Rhianna's, Pink's, or most other pop artists stage personae are a reflection of who they are in private. They're smart enough to know that in a highly competitive industry where new talent start their careers as infants all the time, they have to stand out. Lady Gaga, by far, has developed the best formula for standing out from the crowd. Her formula is that she has no formula. One cannot help but to be fascinated by someone who you no not what to to expect. What will she wear tomorrow?
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